July 2016

Cakewalk SONAR Update Introduces unprecedented Theme Editor

Cakewalk, dedicated to powerful and thoughtfully designed software for modern musicians, announces the new SONAR 2016.07 release for SONAR Artist, Professional and Platinum versions. This month’s “Rolling Update” continues Cakewalk’s commitment to improving and optimizing SONAR’s core functionality, while delivering new world-class technology every month. SONAR Theme Editor This month, the Cakewalk development team has significantly refined the “look and feel” of SONAR by developing a proprietary Theme Editor…

Beat Assassins – Deny Ft. ELi

Release: 1st August 2016 It’s bang in the middle of summer. The festivals are jumping. Time to drop those feel good bangers. However this summertime banger has been sitting on the Beat Assassins computer for some time. Beat Assassins realized the potential anthemic nature of the tune but the track had to have a full, lush, yet dynamic female vocal, but where could Beat Assassins find that allusive vocalists? Well…

Gradual – Industry EP – FREE DOWNLOAD!!!!

Release: 26th July 2016 It hasn’t taken long for Alerstorm and Ice Stereo to establish their neuro-tinged Gradual guise as one of Technique Recordings’ heavy hitters. Having introduced themselves to the label with some dark and techy flavours, they were last seen on the Summer 2016 compilation bringing the more sunlit vibe of “Falling Pieces”. So, we know they’ve got multiple facets to their style, which makes this EP a…

Omission Mastering launches new service

Omission Mastering is a brand new service, already gaining a customer basis of the elite within the Drum & Bass scene. Originally known as SNR Mastering, linked to Sliced Note Recordings this service has been re-established for 2016 with a team offering cleaning, mastering and making your tracks stand out in a very competitive market. Take it from us, a good mixdown and solid mastering can me the difference between heavy…

War & Djrum – Invisible EP

Buy it Now French producer WAR brings his INVISIBLE EP from a far flung future for the 2nd part of the MethLab collective’s cold-toned BNKR series – following up the label’s first sure footsteps of Allied’s ‘Obscurity’ EP, which gathered wide praise from Mixmag, DjMag and UKF to name a few. The label’s aesthetic of stripped down futurefunk with clear techno influences is once again clear, with War bringing his…

Shogun Audio – WAS A BE – Blind EP

Release: 5th August 2016 Buy it Now Hailing from Italy, Was A Be are a production duo making a lot of waves in a very short amount of time. With tracks supported by the likes of Noisia, Rockwell, Friction, Ivy Lab and more, it was their completely unsolicited but lashing remix of Friction & K-Tee’s ‘Set It Off’ that really brought them to the attention of the Shogun Audio crew….

FRICTION Bring It Back ft. Stylo G

Following on from the massive ‘Dare EP’, Friction picks up the Elevate Audio story with the next chapter. Drawing in the vocal talents of the infamous Stylo G, ‘Bring It Back’ is Friction at his most infectious with one of the summer’s biggest hooks. Rounding off with a thumping remix from Tantrum Desire we’re left with yet another essential release from the Elevate head honcho, Friction. “I worked with Stylo…

Brian Brainstorm – Liondub Street Series Vol. 20

Buy Link Rising star Brian Brainstorm returns to the fold and rolls out 5 massive new cuts for Volume 20 of Liondub’s infamous Street Series. Brainstorm’s aggressive, signature Jungle sound is fused with the heaviest elements of reggae and Drum and Bass to guarantee the title in any rave or clash. Spain’s Ricky Tuff joins in on production for two final tracks that seal the deal with weight. Brainstorm continuously…

London Elektricity – Are We There Yet? The Med School Scans

Buy it Now In 2015 London Elektricity surprised us all with his first album in over five years. ‘Are We There Yet?’ more than deserved its influx of praise, now the Med School team has taken on the label boss’ latest masterpiece. The ‘Med School Scans’ LP examines, dissects and transforms each track, injecting every member’s unique persona into the critically acclaimed original. Etherwood, Keeno and Anile compliment…

Six Blade & A.M.C Hardest To Love / Ova Dose

With the summer off to an impressive start and already boasting some of the biggest Drum & Bass releases of the year, we’re showing no sign of slowing down by now bringing you this huge new collaboration from Six Blade & A.M.C on Viper Recordings. As any true Drum & Bass fan will know, these two production powerhouses are forces to be reckoned with when paired up in the studio….